Canva releases its first image generation model
Design platform Canva has launched its first proprietary image generation model, Canva Craft, to compete with major AI players like OpenAI and Google. The model uses human-designed templates to create high-resolution images and allows for precise, layered editing.
Why it matters
This move signals Canva's shift toward vertical integration in AI, potentially reducing dependency on third-party APIs and enhancing its competitive edge in the design software market.
Design platform Canva released its first image generation model, called Canva Craft, developed by its research team to compete with same category of models from Google, OpenAI, ByteDance, and Meta.
The company said its model works in two stages. In the first stage, it interprets users’ prompts and creates a plan with details like spatial relationships of elements, relative scale, visual hierarchy, and information for text generation. In the second stage, its model generates an image of up to 2K resolution in possible 30 different aspect ratios for various platforms.
Canva said that this approach allows it to create images with accurate details of objects and legible text. Plus, users would be able to make precise edits without changing other parts of the image.
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